CONVIDADOS 2024 - Brasil
Jusciele Oliveira
Graduated in Vernacular Letters from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). She specialized in Methodology of Teaching Afro-Brazilian History and Culture, and Higher Education Teaching. She has a Master's in Literature and Culture and a PhD in Communication, Culture, and Arts from the University of Algarve in Portugal. She has published work nationally and internationally on African literature, cinema, and culture, particularly focusing on Guinea-Bissau and Flora Gomes. She co-edited the e-book Cinemas Africanos Contemporâneos – Abordagens Críticas. Jusciele is a collaborative researcher at the Research Center in Arts and Communication and a researcher at the Film Analysis Laboratory of UFBA, with research focused on cinematic genres in African cinemas.
Federal University of Bahia
The Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) is a public higher education institution in Brazil, regarded as the largest and most influential university in the state of Bahia and one of the most important in the country. It is a public institution maintained by the Federal Government of Brazil and affiliated with the Ministry of Education, operating under the legal regime of an autarchy. Its main campus is located in Salvador, with additional campuses in Vitória da Conquista and Camaçari.
The university is listed among the top higher education institutions in Brazil according to the Ministry of Education. In 2019, it was ranked by QS World University Rankings and the Center for World University Rankings as the third-best university in the North-Northeast region of the country.
Currently, UFBA offers 102 course options, including 94 undergraduate programs in the capital city, seven in Vitória da Conquista, and one in Camaçari.
